Online Meetings

People and Place Names of Craven
Speaker: Gillian Waters Were we invaded by thousands of Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans – or does the place name evidence in the ancient kingdom of Craven tell a different story? Gillian Waters gives an overview of the changing nature of place names and what they tell us about the peoples who lived in … Read More

Obsession, Enterprise and Death: the Industrial Revolution in three lives
Speaker: Frances Hurd The life stories of three men who made fortunes in mills and mines are contrasted with those of their workers.

Migration through the UK
Speaker: Debbie Bradley Our ancestors moved and sometimes great distances. A practical talk about things you need to think about to find your ancestors if they moved around the country.

The History of Family Photography
Speaker: Stephen Gill Photography from 1840 to today, the people, the processed and how it affected our lives. A brief and entertaining look at the history of photography

Researching your Pauper Ancestors
Speaker: Clare O'Grady A talk looking at the different types of sources you can use to research those ancestors who found themselves in poverty, including: Settlement Examinations Parish Apprenticeships Accounts of Parish Overseers Parish Charities Vagrancy Records Workhouse Records

Methodology
Speaker: Jude Rhodes Looking at research methods to help to grow your family tree; looking at Timelines, Gaps and the FAN methods.

The Leeds Liverpool Canal
Zoom (Online)Speaker: Jenny Hill A history of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Airedale and Craven. (Please Note: This meeting is online and not at Keighley Local studies Library as previously published)

Transportation to Tasmania
Zoom (Online)Speaker: Kelly Cornwell Exploring English and Australian records to help you discover more about your female convict ancestors; Â demonstrated via the case study of a young girl from Shoreditch, her conviction, transportation and ensuing escapades in Tasmania.

AGM, followed by – 2 John Dehanes at Kildwick
Zoom (Online)Speaker: Sheila Harris Were they father and son or not?

The Art and Life of Stan Boardman
Keighley Local Studies Library 1 Albert Street, Keighley, West Yorkshire, United KingdomSpeaker: Tim Neal Talk on the artwork and life of Keighley artist Stanley R. Boardman who created a series of paintings known collectively as 1920's Boy